July 15th 2006
High Tech Pet Products
Geoff Mott, PetGadgets.com
If
you're tired of the same old boring pet products and are looking
for more innovative high tech products, you've come to the right
place. PetGadgets.com has high tech pet gifts for the discriminating
pet lover. At PetGadgets.com you'll find unique pets products
that make life more enjoyable for you and your pet.
PetGadgets.com is also launching many
new products come October. You can look for the Quick Finder,
which allows you to find the nail quick when trimming a pet's
nails; the Cat Genie, an innovative cat litter that works like
a real toilet; a climate controlled pet carrier; a sonic squeaky
toy that only your dog can hear; and a GoDogGo, a tennis ball
launcher with a range of about 10-15 feet.
http://www.PetGadgets.com
Living Chained to a Doghouse - Reality
TV Style
Tammy Grimes, Dogs Deserve Better
It is day one of the Big Chain
Off. Tammy Grimes, the founder of Dogs Deserve Better, has formed
the first-ever game where humans will live as chained dogs.
14 people will live chained to doghouses for a period of up to two weeks in order to win the prize of a NEW Chevy Aveo. It is being held at Leidy Park in Mundys Corner, Pennsylvania approximately 1 hour east of Pittsburgh.
They will record their feelings once a day in a journal, helping to light a path for the dogs to travel toward freedom. They may cry, knowing the pain and suffering chained dogs endure, day in, day out-often for life. One of them will walk away with a new car...but more importantly, none of them will walk away unchanged. The knowledge they now bear may make it virtually impossible to look at a chained dog without a burning desire to make a difference in that dog's life."
Tune in for further segments on the outcome
of the Big Chain Off.
http://www.DogsDeserveBetter.org
New Laws on Cats & Dogs
Merritt Clifton, Animal People
Merritt
discusses some of the new laws recently passed including a law
in Illinois which creates a felony penalty for allowing dangerous
dogs to run loose; a bill in Virginia that allows owners of a
dog who causes serious bodily harm to a person to be charged with
a felony; a bill in Vermont allowing judges to issue protective
orders covering the pets of people who are trying to leave abusive
relationships; and finally a bill in Rhode Island which signed
into law would require people who keep cats to have them sterilized
by six months of age. FREE TRIAL ISSUE http://www.AnimalPeopleNews.org
Lucky the Kitten Animal Radio® Angel
Jeannette Mabee, Lucky's Guardian
Linda Smith, Riverside Animal Hospital
Lucky had been hit by a car and
was limping and bleeding from the mouth when Jeanette found him.
She called animal control, who came out and said that the kitten
had bit its lip, so it was not internal bleeding and thought that
nothing was broken. Animal Control told Jeannette that if they
took the kitten that night it would have to be put to sleep.
Jeannette didn't have the heart to just leave it. She took
it home, but a couple days later it was still limping. She took
it to a vet and he did x rays and found that it had a broken femur
and needed (fho) surgery. He also tested for leukemia and aids
at that time and it came back that the kitten had no diseases.
The vet said it had an excellent chance of coming out of this
surgery without a problem (also the kitten was only 4months old
so it would be easier to recover he said). Jeannette really
couldn't afford the surgery, but also couldn't have this kitten
put to sleep when it was otherwise healthy.
Jeannette received donations (from Ruff,
Voices for Animals, Actors & Others & Animal Garden Society)
but still there was a remaining balance. The surgery also includes
neutering.
Jeannette wasn't looking to get a kitten, but he kind of found
her and she has fallen in love with him. He is a very affectionate
kitten. Jeannette was trying to find a name for him when friend
told her- wow this kitten is really lucky! - And the name sounded
perfect.
A Final Journey
Al Martinez, BARKLEY: A Dog's Journey
When Barkley was diagnosed with a terminal illness, Martinez
and his wife decided there was no time like the present to spend
24 hours a day and 3000 miles with their wondrous dog. The threesome
face not only Barkley's impending end, but Martinez and his wife
come to grips with their own future as they contemplate the roads
they traveled.
Native Californian Al Martinez has spent more than five decades as a journalist, shared a 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Meritorious Public Service for a series on the Southern California Latino community, and earned the President's Award for Excellence from the Los Angeles Press Club. He has authored seven books and dozens of television screenplays. He lives in Topanga Canyon.
Animal Protection Laws
Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D., Pleasurable
Kingdom: Animals and the Nature of Feeling Good
Dr. Balcombe discusses the
difficulty/ease of enacting laws and legislation in the US as
it concerns our animal citizens. With countries like Italy enacting
animal protection laws that affect their citizens and their animal
companions such as the mandate that you must walk a dog
at least once a day and making it illegal to confine a goldfish
to a (goldfish) bowl where does that leave the rest of the
world in terms of animal rights and animal protection, especially
the United States? How do we stack up in terms of animal testing,
the care of domestic animals, the protection of wild or endangered
animals and the use of animals in the school room and 
university
labs?
Jonathan Balcombe is a research scientist
and animal behavior specialist. He's written some of the definitive
papers on how schools can enable scientific testing without the
use of animals. He is also the former associate director of the
Humane Society of the United States.
http://www.ovc.uoguelph.ca/associations/awc/2005/Balcombe.html
Summer Sun Shines for the Animals
Rae Ann Kumelos, Voice of the Animal
Discover how, during the brightest and lightest week of the year,
a fashion designer, a grocer and a president all made decisions
that will have a positive affect on animals for years to come.
http://www.VoiceOfTheAnimal.org
Talk With Your Animals
Joy Turner
Joy talks to Maggie, who's guardian would like her to go potty
in one area of their small backyard.
http://www.TalkWithYourAnimals.com
Dog Undergoes Heart Surgery
Dr. Holly Mullen, VCA Animal Hospital
Wiley, a four month old, West Highland
White Terrier puppy, recently underwent heart surgery to close
a main vessel associated with his heart. Diagnosed with Patent
Ductus Arteriosus (PDA), a congenial heat defect, the San Diego
Humane Society's medical staff sought out a local veterinary specialist
to perform the surgery. Dr. Holly Mullen performed the risky,
yet hopefully successful surgery at the VCA Animal Hospital in
Mission Valley.
A PDA is a birth defect found in humans and animals alike. When
a fetus is in utero, the Ductus Arteriosus vessel is open, allowing
the blood to bypass the lungs. However, when the baby is born,
the vessel typically closes automatically, allowing the blood
to flow to the lungs, become oxygenated and then flow to the rest
of the body. When the vessel does not close, it is termed patent,
or "open," causing the heart to work harder than normal
to maintain normal blood flow throughout the body. This extra
workload will eventually cause the heart to fail. Without surgery,
research shows that most dogs with PDA will go into congestive
heart failure before they are two years old. However, if successfully
operated on, the chance of survival is excellent. If everything
goes well, Wiley should be in the last stages of recovery and
available for adoption within a few weeks.
http://www.SDHumane.org
Animal Instinct
Dorothy Hayes, Animal Instinct
Animal Instincts author Dorothy
B. Hayes was formerly known as Dot Hayes, longtime staff writer
and public relations director for Friends of Animals. Earlier,
Hayes covered animal issues for several Connecticut newspapers.
Her novel, Animal Instincts is an autobiographical novel describing just over a year in the life of an advocacy group staff writer named Eleanor Aquitane Green. Read about Eleanor Green as she quits her job and joins the animal rights movements. Eleanor believes that the animals are her true calling and endures the daily batterings from her tyrant boss to gain some kindness for the animals. Not only will you be shocked and amazed at the unexpected outcome, you will moved by her plight along the way.
While Animal Instincts is a novel, you can't help but wonder hat true life characters the book is based upon! This page turner on crusading for the animals is something most people can relate to!
Animal Instinct is available at books
stores everywhere and at AnimalInstinctNovel.com.
http://www.AnimalInstinctNovel.com
Wilbur Lives
Britt Savage
When photographers came to shoot
pictures of John Batey's pig, who was posing as Wilbur for a reprint
of Charlotte's Web, John mentioned that the pig would be sold
sometime later that year.
Well, it didn't take long for the word to get out that Wilbur might be turned into pork chops. John received calls from all over begging for clemency for the pig.
John then had a change of heart, named his pig Wilbur and plans on letting him live the rest of his life out on the farm.
Breed Bans - Do They Work?
Dr. Jim Humphries, Veterinary
News Network
The stories are terriblechildren
mauled, adults attacked, other pets killed. Aggressive dogs make
headlines across the nation and so do the efforts to control them.
The problem? The laws don't work!
Since the 1980s, breed specific legislation (BSLs) or aggressive dog laws have been working their way across this country and Canada. Touted by many to be the answer to vicious dog attacks, BSLs have shown up in state legislatures, city council meetings, and small town agendas.
A breed specific legislation is defined
as a statute or regulation that is directed toward one or more
specific breeds of dogs. According to the website, www.animallaw.info,
the majority of BSLs focus on dogs traditionally known as "dangerous"
breeds. These include pit bulls, German Shepherd Dogs, Chow Chows,
Rottweilers, and Doberman Pinschers. The list, however, is growing
and often includes mixed breed dogs that show characteristics
of these breeds. Additionally, 37 states have already enacted
laws or have legislation pending at some level of government.
http://www.VetNewsNet.com
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